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| China denies Olympic ban on drug sales
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| Reuters - China denied on Friday that pharmacies
had banned the sale of everyday products such as cold
medication and rash cream to prevent accidental doping during
the Olympics, and sought to assure that drugs would meet
standards. -- read full article |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:16:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
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| HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging
efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults
who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new
report found. -- read full article |
| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:48:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Alzheimer's vaccine stopped plaque, not dementia
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| AP - Some doctors have long suspected that if the plaque that builds up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease could be removed, they could be saved. But a new vaccine that did just that suggests the theory is wrong. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:09:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| FDA declares it's OK to eat tomatoes again
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|  AP - It's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared Thursday — lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing.
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| Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:59:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Red yeast rice, fish oil fight high cholesterol
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| Reuters - A regimen of supplements and
lifestyle coaching is just as effective as statin medication
for reducing levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad"
cholesterol, and more effective in helping people lose weight,
new research shows. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:46:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging
efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults
who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new
report found. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:02:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol
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| AP - The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:23:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Polio resurfaces in region of Pakistan
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| AP - An eight-month-old Pakistani girl has tested positive for polio in an area where militants campaigned against vaccination, a World Health Organization official said Thursday. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:13:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Report: Invest $10 a person for better health
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| AP - Investing just $10 per person — roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips — could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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